Newark, NJ- New Jersey Supreme Court justices recently decided a case that challenged the difference between a police stop and detention. In the case, State of New Jersey vs. Lurdes Rosario, which was decided on June 6, 2017; the New Jersey Supreme Court was asked to make clear when an officer’s field inquiry transitions into an investigative detention in criminal cases. The distinction is important because the individual subjected to a field inquiry should feel free to leave whereas someone subject to detention should be informed of their Miranda rights.
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